The song became clamor Artist's Book by Hellen Colman

$120.00

“Text: Poem from the Epic of Gilgamesh. Binding: Drum Leaf. Techniques: Ecoprinting. Letterpress text. Papers: Cotton, mulberry and abaca papers. Natural dyes: quebracho and coreopsis.

‘The trees were webbed with creepers a hundred feet tall, and the resin that oozed from them fell like raindrops to be swallowed by the ravines. The song of a bird went through the forest, calls came back and song became clamor.’” - Hellen Colman

5” x 5” x 0.5”

*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped.

“Text: Poem from the Epic of Gilgamesh. Binding: Drum Leaf. Techniques: Ecoprinting. Letterpress text. Papers: Cotton, mulberry and abaca papers. Natural dyes: quebracho and coreopsis.

‘The trees were webbed with creepers a hundred feet tall, and the resin that oozed from them fell like raindrops to be swallowed by the ravines. The song of a bird went through the forest, calls came back and song became clamor.’” - Hellen Colman

5” x 5” x 0.5”

*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped.

Hellen Colman (she/her) is a Chicago-based photographer primary working on artists’ books. While she uses a variety of media including photography and printmaking, is only in the book format where her story finds its wholeness. Her work spans several media striving to construct alternative languages to express the sentiment. Her process incorporates design, printmaking, bookbinding and paper making. Her source of inspiration includes social injustice and its sequels in personal life stories. The construction of truth and the power of language is a central theme in her work.
https://www.hellencolman.com